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The Sympathizer

The Sympathizer

2024
Comedy, Drama
TV Mini-Series
Near the end of the Vietnam War, a plant who was embedded in the South Vietnam army flees to the United States and takes up residence in a refugee community where he continues to secretly spy and report back to the Viet Cong.
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Created by:

Don McKellar
Don-McKellar
51 total credits
Credits include: eXistenZ, Blindness and The Red Violin
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Park Chan-wook
Park-Chan-wook
48 total credits
Park Chan-wook is a South Korean director and screenwriter. One of the most acclaimed and popular filmmakers in his native country, Park is internationally renowned for what has become known as The Vengeance Trilogy. Despite extreme violence in his films, he is regarded as one of the most popular film directors in Korea, with three of his last five feature films gathering more than 3 million spectators. This makes Park the director of three films in the thirty all-time highest grossing films in South Korea. (Wikipedia)
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Directed by:

Fernando Meirelles
Fernando-Meirelles
24 total credits
Credits include: City of God, The Constant Gardener, Blindness, The Two Popes and 360
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Park Chan-wook
Park-Chan-wook
48 total credits
Park Chan-wook is a South Korean director and screenwriter. One of the most acclaimed and popular filmmakers in his native country, Park is internationally renowned for what has become known as The Vengeance Trilogy. Despite extreme violence in his films, he is regarded as one of the most popular film directors in Korea, with three of his last five feature films gathering more than 3 million spectators. This makes Park the director of three films in the thirty all-time highest grossing films in South Korea. (Wikipedia)
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Marc Munden
Marc-Munden
22 total credits
Credits include: Utopia, Help, The Sympathizer, The Secret Garden and The Third Day
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Writers:

Don McKellar
Don-McKellar
51 total credits
Credits include: eXistenZ, Blindness and The Red Violin
polygon
,
Park Chan-wook
Park-Chan-wook
48 total credits
Park Chan-wook is a South Korean director and screenwriter. One of the most acclaimed and popular filmmakers in his native country, Park is internationally renowned for what has become known as The Vengeance Trilogy. Despite extreme violence in his films, he is regarded as one of the most popular film directors in Korea, with three of his last five feature films gathering more than 3 million spectators. This makes Park the director of three films in the thirty all-time highest grossing films in South Korea. (Wikipedia)
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Viet Thanh Nguyen
Viet-Thanh-Nguyen-b
2 total credits
Credits include: The Sympathizer, Turning Point: The Vietnam War and Death Wish
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Anchuli Felicia King
Anchuli-Felicia-King-b
2 total credits
Credits include: The Sympathizer
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Starring:

Robert Downey Jr.
Robert-Downey-Jr
90 total credits
Robert John Downey, Jr. is an American actor. Downey made his screen debut in 1970, at the age of five, when he appeared in his father's film Pound, and has worked consistently in film and television ever since. During the 1980s he had roles in a series of coming of age films associated with the Brat Pack. Less Than Zero (1987) is particularly notable, not only because it was the first time Downey's acting would be acknowledged by critics, but also because the role pushed Downey's...(Wikipedia)
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David Duchovny
David-Duchovny
73 total credits
David William Duchovny (born August 7, 1960) is an American actor, writer and director. He has won Golden Globe awards for his work as FBI Special Agent Fox Mulder on The X-Files and as Hank Moody on Californication...(Wikipedia)
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Sandra Oh
Sandra-Oh
75 total credits
Credits include: Sideways, Bean, Hard Candy, The Princess Diaries and Blindness
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Kieu Chinh
Kieu-Chinh
16 total credits
Credits include: The Joy Luck Club, Hamburger Hill, The Sympathizer, Dope Thief and Green Dragon
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Scott Ly
Scott-Ly
4 total credits
Credits include: Tunnel Rats, The Sympathizer and A Tourist's Guide to Love
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Phan Gia Nhat Linh
Phan-Gia-Nhat-Linh
3 total credits
Credits include: The Sympathizer, Sweet 20 and Death Wish
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Alan Trong
Alan-Trong
2 total credits
Credits include: The Sympathizer and Jeremiah
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Hoa Xuande
Hoa-Xuande
3 total credits
Credits include: The Sympathizer, Ronny Chieng: International Student, Last King of the Cross and Death Wish
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Fred Nguyen Khan
Fred-Nguyen-Khan
2 total credits
Credits include: The Sympathizer, The Punisher: No Mercy and Death Wish
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Toan Le
Toan-Le-b
1 total credit
Credits include: The Sympathizer and Death Wish
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Vy Le
Vy-Le
1 total credit
Credits include: The Sympathizer and Death Wish
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Duy Nguyen
Duy-Nguyen
1 total credit
Credits include: The Sympathizer and Death Wish
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Genres:

Comedy, Drama, History

Countries:

Canada, South Korea, USA

Languages:

English, Vietnamese

The Sympathizer

2024
Comedy, Drama
TV Mini-Series
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Ratings & Reviews

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14 Jul 2024
45
20th
Masturbatory Downey JR vehicle, extravagant in an exhausting way, interrupted by quirky title cards and the entirity of the Adobe Premier fx library. Just tell a goddamn story and stop cumming on your tools, fuck!!
19 Jun 2026
45
7th
I lost interest when the second wacky side character played by Robert Downey Jr appeared. What a disappointment, and so unnecessary. His showboating and overacting completely tanked what had otherwise been an acceptable story (though not an "excellent" one, by any means) .
16 Jul 2024
70
85th
I can't talk about the adaptation value, but otherwise this is impressive. Downey is just a fun sprinkle on the ground, but the core has nothing to do with it. It's nuanced, weird and competently directed.
11 Jun 2024
60
70th
It was fine. Supposed to be a super-popular book. Biggest problem was, it took us a few episodes to realize that Robert Downey Jr. was playing 4 different characters. We thought it was the same guy in goofy "spy disguises". That was distracting, confusing, and stupid. I assume he wanted to play a role, but none of the "white guy" roles were big enough, so of course he should play all of them. Bad decision.
20 May 2024
6
55th
The dialogue is clunky at times but a gorgeous show. Like a lot of series' though it kinda meanders.
05 Oct 2026
60
80th
19 Sep 2026
71
59th
09 Sep 2026
50
19th
08 Sep 2026
90
96th
05 Sep 2026
70
2nd
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Death Wish
With the fall of Saigon imminent, the Captain juggles the communist party, the South Vietnamese army, his CIA handler and his conscience. (imdb)
Good Little Asian
As he adjusts to life in Los Angeles, the Captain is forced to find someone to implicate when the General begins to suspect a mole. (imdb)
Love It or Leave It
The Captain and Bon craft a plan to quell the General's anxieties. Later, the Captain meets the Auteur, who wants to make a film about war. (imdb)
Give Us Some Good Lines
As a reluctant consultant on a Hollywood film, the Captain navigates the egos and personalities of an increasingly chaotic production. (imdb)
All for One
After a lengthy stint at the hospital, the Captain discovers that the General has started recruiting for a secret military operation. (imdb)
The Oriental Mode of Destruction
Convinced that the General's military operation is doomed, the Captain searches for ways to expose the mission and save Bon. (imdb)
Endings Are Hard, Aren\
Back in Vietnam, the Captain is forced to tell his story, and confront the decisions that haunt his past. (imdb)

Cast & Info

Created by:

Don McKellar
Don-McKellar
51 total credits
Credits include: eXistenZ, Blindness and The Red Violin
polygon
,
Park Chan-wook
Park-Chan-wook
48 total credits
Park Chan-wook is a South Korean director and screenwriter. One of the most acclaimed and popular filmmakers in his native country, Park is internationally renowned for what has become known as The Vengeance Trilogy. Despite extreme violence in his films, he is regarded as one of the most popular film directors in Korea, with three of his last five feature films gathering more than 3 million spectators. This makes Park the director of three films in the thirty all-time highest grossing films in South Korea. (Wikipedia)
polygon

Directed by:

Fernando Meirelles
Fernando-Meirelles
24 total credits
Credits include: City of God, The Constant Gardener, Blindness, The Two Popes and 360
polygon
,
Park Chan-wook
Park-Chan-wook
48 total credits
Park Chan-wook is a South Korean director and screenwriter. One of the most acclaimed and popular filmmakers in his native country, Park is internationally renowned for what has become known as The Vengeance Trilogy. Despite extreme violence in his films, he is regarded as one of the most popular film directors in Korea, with three of his last five feature films gathering more than 3 million spectators. This makes Park the director of three films in the thirty all-time highest grossing films in South Korea. (Wikipedia)
polygon
,
Marc Munden
Marc-Munden
22 total credits
Credits include: Utopia, Help, The Sympathizer, The Secret Garden and The Third Day
polygon

Writers:

Don McKellar
Don-McKellar
51 total credits
Credits include: eXistenZ, Blindness and The Red Violin
polygon
,
Park Chan-wook
Park-Chan-wook
48 total credits
Park Chan-wook is a South Korean director and screenwriter. One of the most acclaimed and popular filmmakers in his native country, Park is internationally renowned for what has become known as The Vengeance Trilogy. Despite extreme violence in his films, he is regarded as one of the most popular film directors in Korea, with three of his last five feature films gathering more than 3 million spectators. This makes Park the director of three films in the thirty all-time highest grossing films in South Korea. (Wikipedia)
polygon
,
Viet Thanh Nguyen
Viet-Thanh-Nguyen-b
2 total credits
Credits include: The Sympathizer, Turning Point: The Vietnam War and Death Wish
polygon
,
Anchuli Felicia King
Anchuli-Felicia-King-b
2 total credits
Credits include: The Sympathizer
polygon

Starring:

Robert Downey Jr.
Robert-Downey-Jr
90 total credits
Robert John Downey, Jr. is an American actor. Downey made his screen debut in 1970, at the age of five, when he appeared in his father's film Pound, and has worked consistently in film and television ever since. During the 1980s he had roles in a series of coming of age films associated with the Brat Pack. Less Than Zero (1987) is particularly notable, not only because it was the first time Downey's acting would be acknowledged by critics, but also because the role pushed Downey's...(Wikipedia)
polygon
,
David Duchovny
David-Duchovny
73 total credits
David William Duchovny (born August 7, 1960) is an American actor, writer and director. He has won Golden Globe awards for his work as FBI Special Agent Fox Mulder on The X-Files and as Hank Moody on Californication...(Wikipedia)
polygon
,
Sandra Oh
Sandra-Oh
75 total credits
Credits include: Sideways, Bean, Hard Candy, The Princess Diaries and Blindness
polygon
,
Kieu Chinh
Kieu-Chinh
16 total credits
Credits include: The Joy Luck Club, Hamburger Hill, The Sympathizer, Dope Thief and Green Dragon
polygon
,
Scott Ly
Scott-Ly
4 total credits
Credits include: Tunnel Rats, The Sympathizer and A Tourist's Guide to Love
polygon
,
Phan Gia Nhat Linh
Phan-Gia-Nhat-Linh
3 total credits
Credits include: The Sympathizer, Sweet 20 and Death Wish
polygon
,
Alan Trong
Alan-Trong
2 total credits
Credits include: The Sympathizer and Jeremiah
polygon
,
Hoa Xuande
Hoa-Xuande
3 total credits
Credits include: The Sympathizer, Ronny Chieng: International Student, Last King of the Cross and Death Wish
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,
Fred Nguyen Khan
Fred-Nguyen-Khan
2 total credits
Credits include: The Sympathizer, The Punisher: No Mercy and Death Wish
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,
Toan Le
Toan-Le-b
1 total credit
Credits include: The Sympathizer and Death Wish
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,
Vy Le
Vy-Le
1 total credit
Credits include: The Sympathizer and Death Wish
polygon
,
Duy Nguyen
Duy-Nguyen
1 total credit
Credits include: The Sympathizer and Death Wish
polygon

Genres:

Comedy, Drama, History

Countries:

Canada, South Korea, USA

Languages:

English, Vietnamese
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